Overview
- Offers a nuanced discussion of the merits and drawbacks of NATO enlargement
- Pays special attention to the 2022 conflict between Russia and Ukraine
- Provides a comparison of the policies chosen to those that were not chosen
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Foreign Policy and Strategy Debates
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Great Power Relations
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European Security
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Organizational Politics and Debates
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About this book
Reviews
“This interesting and important collections of essays on the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its consequences appearedat a historic moment … . It is a development—and to some extent an adjustment—of the papers that were published as a special issue of International Politics in 2020 … . the volume intelligently tries to bring some consensus to the discussion.” (Harold James, H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews, November 3, 2023)
"Casual observers of the “Transatlantic Relationship“ likely read or heard few criticisms of NATO enlargement, though these criticisms were indeed levelled. The Russia-Ukraine war, the first large-scale interstate war in Europe since 1945, suggests that something about the project did not work out as hoped. “Evaluating NATO enlargement,” brings together a diverse array of scholars who are expert in every facet of the debate from, “was it wise for the U.S. from a security point of view?” to “was it beneficial for eastern Europeans from a democratization/liberalization point of view?” These analyses are informed by deep knowledge of the region, close study of NATO as an organization, rich accounts of the history itself, and theoretical and methodological sophistication. The authors disagree about many questions. Because of their sophisticated treatment of their disagreements, the book will be an essential resource for those who wonder how we reached this tragic moment, and whether the extraordinary extension of U.S. influence deep into Eurasia has proved an act of immense strategic foresight or a major strategic irritant." (Barry R. Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science & Director Emeritus, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Goldgeier and Shifrinson have produced a book that is at once very insightful, important, and timely. As the invasion of Ukraine brings NATO’s enlargement back to the center of transatlantic strategy debates and with walls reappearing in Europe, this volume helps us better understand contemporary transatlantic security, how we arrived at this war and how we might construct a lasting European security in the future. It is a breath of fresh air to the often-stale back-and-forth over NATO enlargement, and an essential and powerful tool for anyone interested in NATO, East-West relations, and transatlantic security."
(Brig. General (ret.) Frédéric Pesme, former Deputy Director, Policy and Capabilities, NATO’s International Military Staff)
“I so admire that Jim Goldgeier and Josh Shifrinson, who disagree profoundly about both the motives for and consequences of NATO enlargement, teamed up to bring together this serious collection of diverse arguments. This collection is outstanding scholarship by many of the best thinkers about alliances and international security. A great read, and a great teaching book.”
(Dr. Kori Schake, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
James Goldgeier is Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Professor of International Relations at the School of International Service at American University, where he served as Dean from 2011–17.
Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson is Associate Professor with the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Senior Fellow with the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), and Associate Editor of H-Diplo’s International Security Studies Forum (ISSF).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evaluating NATO Enlargement
Book Subtitle: From Cold War Victory to the Russia-Ukraine War
Editors: James Goldgeier, Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23364-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-23363-0Published: 25 February 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-23366-1Published: 26 February 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-23364-7Published: 24 February 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 645
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Relations Theory, International Security Studies, International Organization